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RECORD ISSUEISSUE 1919 22 - 23 August 2015 SENIOR FINALS - WEEK 1 $2.00 SEN is a major supporter of the WRFL through their sponsorship of the SEN Most Valuable Player and WRFL runners. SEN provide sporting fans with extensive coverage of events as well as commentary 24/7. Their Inside Football publication, which is now available in an electronic version, provides in- depth commentary and analysis of footy across the nation. LET THE GAMES BEGIN… By Kirstie Fitzgerald As the curtains closed on achievements of our players and officials who the 2015 WRFL home and have worked extremely hard over the past nine away season last weekend, months to earn a chance to stamp their mark in only half the competition the league record books. remains in the fight for Regardless of the result, simply making it to premiership glory. play in the finals series provides everlasting With some teams earning memories for many players, long after hanging bragging rights as the up the boots. For a look at the finals structure minor premiers and others and details for the upcoming month of left counting their blessings after sneaking into competition, be sure to flip to pages 6 to 7. the top echelon, it now comes down to this. Also in this week’s edition of the WRFL Footy Yet regardless of where your team fell on the Record, we take a look at the league’s proposal ladder, the first 18 rounds of football count for to changing the age level of junior football (pg nothing if you can’t apply the best talent and 5) as well as re-cap all the results from Week determination finals football demands. #4 of the Junior Finals Series on pages 56 to 57. Of course we have all the latest team lists, Thus far, season 2015 has produced one of the best players, Leading Goal Kickers (pg 39) closest and most anticipated finals series to date, and Images of the Week (pg 46-47) for you to with tipsters unable to pick a clear winner in enjoy, as well as the popular Celebrity Football any division. Tipping competition on page 63. Can 2014 bridesmaids Spotswood, West Of course for all the latest videos and photo Footscray and Albanvale overcome their grand galleries, make sure you visit our website www. final ghosts from last year to clinch victory? wrfl.asn.au or keep up to date with our social Can Deer Park take home its third consecutive media pages using the handle @westernregionfl. Division One premiership flag or can league newcomers Wyndham Suns make it a fairytale Don’t forget to tune your radios into 88.9 debut and take home the silverware? Only time WYN FM (or 90.1 WYN FM if you are at the will tell and I for one, am excited to get stuck game) and listen to the WRFL Match of the into another great series of finals football. Day broadcast between Hoppers Crossing vs Werribee Districts from 1:30pm this Saturday. Today, 18 clubs will take part in the first of four weeks of finals, a month that will see jubilation Until then, play hard, kick straight and good from some and heartbreak for others. Finals is luck to you and your team during the opening also a great time to recognize the successes and round of 2015 WRFL Senior Finals. CONTENTS ISSUE 19 AUGUST 22-23, 2015 Milestone Men ...........................................3 Division Three Seniors/Reserves ....... 30-37 Age Level Proposal ....................................5 Leading Goal Kickers ..............................39 Finals FormatsWESTERN ........................................ REGION 6-7 Division One Under 18s ..................... 40-44 DivisionFOOTBALL One Seniors/Reserves LEAGUE ............ 8-16 Division Two Under 18s .................... 48-53 Affiliate Report ........................................18 Junior Results ..................................... 56-57 Division Two Seniors/Reserves ......... 19-27 Celebrity Footy Tips ................................63 WRFL FOOTY RECORD WESTERNWestern RegionREGION Football League President: Bruce Mildenhall FOOTBALLLevel One, LEAGUE Whitten Oval, Footscray CEO: Bob Tregear OFFICE: (03) 9315-5400 Editor: Kirstie Fitzgerald Front Cover: West Footscray’s Michael Kennedy soars over his North Footscray opponent Josh Van Den Berg in this ruck contest during their Round 17 clash earlier this year. Photo: Kirstie Fitzgerald. 1 WRFL FOOTY RECORD Contact Contact ReeceReece Leunig: 0418 223 074 Leunig: 0418 223 074 WWW.WRFL.ORG.AUEmail:Email: [email protected] 2 [email protected] http://www.xtremeapparel.com.au http://www.xtremeapparel.com.au MILESTONE MEN Congratulations to long time WRFL Field Umpire Geoff The Sunshine Football Club faithful chair off club stalwart Tresidder who will chalk up his 200th Division One Senior Brad Connor after playing game 400 against Altona last match this weekend. What a great effort! weekend. Photo: Cody Bench. Well done to St. Bernard’s duo Archie Williams and Josh Shark duo Zac Harrington (50th) and Aaron La Chimia Foley from the Under 11A team who celebrated their 50th (150th) share their milestone matches. Photo Mardi La game milestones during the Grand Final. Chimia. 3 WRFL FOOTY RECORD With only one week left until finals, Sunshine stuck with him throughout the years is to “back your Football Club stalwart Brad Connor will celebrate own ability.” his 400th milestone match in front of a home crowd To be able to finish your career with 400 games at Kinder Smith Reserve. to your name is an incredible achievement. With The Division One Reserves player has been playing so much experience under his belt, Connor hopes for Sunshine for 21 years, starting out when he was to support his children through their own football just 11-years-old. journeys at the club in the future. Despite having to postpone his milestone match With his son showing great interest in football earlier this year after battling a knee injury, Connor already, there is no doubt that the Connor name will said he is excited about “getting back to play finals.” remain famous throughout the Kangaroos for many Not only is Connor a long standing member of the years to come. Sunshine Football Club, but so is his entire family. Follow me on Twitter @hammillsophie The Connor’s are all life members of the club, with his brother also currently lacing up the boots each week for Sunshine in the seniors. With his growing family, injury and his age all playing a part in his football future, Connor believes he will hang up the boots at the end of the season. “The connection between mates and having a few beers after a win,” are just some of the things that Connor has loved about his time at Sunshine. Throughout his career, Connor has received awards for the Most Consistent Player and has also won a premiership. Despite playing at half-back and his struggles with injury, Connor has greatly assisted his side in helping the reserves to currently sit in fourth position on the ladder. With such a successful season thus far, Connor hopes to take home another flag before he retires. On the eve of his milestone match, Connor’s preparation hasn’t changed, treating his milestone match “just like any another game.” Throughout his career, Connor has had many Sunshine’s Brad Connor dodges through traffic on route to his different coaches, but one piece of advice that has 400th milestone game. TRIBUNAL REPORT Week 18 August 15 - 16 PLAYER CLUB GRADE CHARGE RESULT Stu Daley (Coach) Glen Orden Div 2 Seniors Abusive language Four (4) Premiership matches Nathan Calleja Braybrook Div 3 Seniors Obscene Language Reprimand Rick Charles Braybrook Div 3 Seniors Threatening behavior towards Four (4) Premiership matches an umpire Darren Crombie Sanctuary Lakes Div 3 Reserves Misconduct Two (2) Premiership matches* Rowan Davis Manor Lakes Div 2 Seniors Striking Two (2) Premiership matches* *Denotes player opted for the prescribed automatic penalty WWW.WRFL.ORG.AU 4 PROPOSAL TO CHANGE JUNIOR AGE LEVELS By Kirstie Fitzgerald The Western Region Football League is staff indicated an overall satisfaction with the considering changing its junior age level change, particularly with respect to the new Under competition structure to include Under 17 and 19 grade that was seen to assimilate much better Under 19 grades in season 2016. into the senior club environment,” Tregear said. The new proposal would see the retention of the “While EFL staff noted that it would be junior Under 9 to Under 15 competitions, while the unreasonable to expect a marked increase in Under traditional Under 16 and Under 18 grades would 19 team numbers in the first year or two after such make way for the new Under 17s division to be a change, they did report a rise in the number of played on Sunday and Under 19s on Saturday. under-age teams in the two and a half seasons since The move comes after the WRFL Board and making the change.” Juniors Board recognised a reduction in the Further data collection, analysis of historical number of clubs fielding Under 18 teams over the records and detailed survey of club opinions are past several years, as well as the view that some being reviewed to further inform discussion over Under 16 players who leave football, would be the next six weeks, with a resolution to be sought retained if offered another year of Sunday junior by the WRFL Board later next month. competition. Consideration was also given to the difficulty of integrating Under 18 players into the senior club environment, with most players legally unable to participate in key club functions. Initially releasing its intentions to change the age-level to all WRFL clubs in July, league chief executive Bob Tregear said that the feedback has been positive. “Since distributing the proposal to all member clubs last month, we have had some really pleasing feedback.